About Uganda
Uganda is located on the continent of Africa. Its capital is Kampala. Citizens of Uganda use the Shilling as their currency. Uganda is located in the Africa/Kampala time zone. Residents mostly speak English (official national language, taught in grade schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages, preferred for native language publications in the capital and may be taught in school), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic. Uganda's GDP is 22,600,000,000. In addition, the land area of Uganda totals 236,040 km2.
The phone code prefix for Uganda is 256. There are also 32,683 internet hosts in the country. Approximately 3,200,000 internet users reside in Uganda. Uganda phone lines include 16,355,000 mobile phones. There are 315,000 landline phones in Uganda as well.
Uganda has 6 telecom operators which are: Airtel Uganda, K2 Telecom, MTN Uganda, Orange Uganda, Uganda Telecom, Vodafone Uganda.
Uganda National Codes
| National: | Dial Codes: |
|---|---|
| Uganda Toll Free | +256-011 |
Uganda Area Codes
| State: | Area Codes: |
|---|---|
| Arua | 476 |
| Fort Portal | 483 |
| Gulu | 471 |
| Jinja central | 33 - 43 |
| Kabale | 486 |
| Kampala central | 31 - 41 |
| Lira | 473 |
| Masaka | 481 |
| Masindi | 465 |
| Mbale central | 35 - 45 |
| Mbarara | 485 |
| Mityana | 36 - 46 |
| Mubende | 464 |
